Automobile-signal.



F.1Fj. MONROE, SMF. F. MONROE. la. & H. E. SMITH.

' AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

APPL-:CANON FILED MN. 19.1914.

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S. hw mm W f4 ITORNE Y U. 4N lI T *ED ATE "nous asn Aumont? @it kownfthat we, FREDEiiGii FifMoivn Statsresidin l at Qetroit, county of Wayne, Stateof Michigan, have in`vented .a certain new and useful Improvement inAutomobile-- f -S1gnals, an d declare thefollowing to be a' full," clear, 4and exact` description-M the same, ,1.0

such as--wil-l enable othersskille'din-the art l to which it pertains-to makeZA and use the same, reference being had-to theaccompanyf n ing drawings, which form a partof'thisf specicatio This invention ints fnnniomnbile signals, and its object is simple, efficient and comparatively inexpensive apparatus by means of which the driver of an automobile may indicate following trallic the intended movement thereof..

A further Objectis a device of the charac?l ter stated thatl is equallyE useful in the day timeor atinight.-

A further object is a signal device having the function ofa tail-light as Well as 'that Vof'a signalingdevice. The novel features of. construction by whi'chthese and tained are shown Y .Figure 1 .shows a other objects of the 'invention may be at.-

`ings in which-,1

device embodyingoul-` invention mounted upon the fender at. rear end of an automobile.

Fig. 2 is aside view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section-of the. device showing the structural arrangement of the parts. I

Fig. 4is a section taken through the .center of the signal arm andy the apertured barrell barrel 1 is provided witha glass vshield 4 preferably in .theform of a lens, and the device is so set on the vehicle'that this lens covered openingis continuously exposed to view to bne looking at the rear of the vehicle.' 1 6. Movement of the leverm one nun-SIGNAL specification of Letters-Patent. Tat Anniiediipleia @wir 1e:.191.4. asriaig-iadn the accompanying draws" the fob..

wenn@ engaging@ the end, fth' barrel- The lamp may bey supplied with electric current from yany convenient source controlled by .a Switch of any; approved type. Av"The "cui seriada;

vera-err, Mmmm Mounted electric Ilamp l `5, supported I.t`he rein by means of afthieaded" barrel is providedwith."theY apertures Tand f'" 8 upon eachy side th`e reoif y shown more lparticularlyv `in Fig. 4Q 4The v s i,: ,"nal arm 9 is inountedfor rotation on the barrell, one end of'4 the arln being hollow and the opposite end being provided with a counter-weight" 1 0, which tennis "tnhnidj the' Signal in .an

upright lpr'isition as shown in. full lines'in Fig. 2. VThe outeren'd ofthearm is provided with an opening covered'with a lens 11, and as .shown in Fig. 4, the bearing ofv the larm on the barrel 1 is of such form that.

when the arm is in the upright position the l apertures 7 and 8 are covered. The bearing..

does not extend completely about the barrel f1., there being a space or opening provided between the cylindrical bearing andthe V'open hollow portion of the arm, and when low part .of .the arm and the bearing registers with the opening 7 the barrel allowing vlight from the lamp 5 to illuminate the interior of the arin and the lens 11, which may be of colored glass and thus apprise t the operator of a following vehicle of the intended movement 'of the vehicle bearing the signal. -The signal may also be turned to the -left in like manner and the opening 8 be brought intoregistration lwith the opening leading into the hollow arm. and indicating a turn lof the vehicle to the left. In the daytime'the lamp 5 need no t be lighted as the movement of the signaling armis a sufficient indication but at night it becomes desirable to use a light as the signaling arm itself. might not be distinguished.

As shown in Fig. 3 the signalingarm is provided with a hub 12 about which are wound the/operating cords 13,. as shown in Figs. 1, and 2. There should be two cords and these may conveniently pass beneath 'the signaling device about the pulleys 14, thence about the pulleys 15, and forward-to near the operators seat where they are connected 'respectively at an equal distance above .and

rotates the signal in one direction, and re-lverse movement of the lever reverses the direction of rotation.l The method Of'operating the cords, however, is immaterial as they may be operated in any convenient manner and the' lever 16 is here Shownl to indi'cate one method of operation.

As shown in (Fig. 3, the barrel 41 may be apertured at`2 upon the lower side adjacent the lens through .Whi projected on the license tag 1, Which may be conveniently .supported on one ofv the I brackets 2.

-Having thus briefly described our invention; what We'claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the 4United States is- In an automobile` signal, a hollow cylin` drical case having 'a lensv at one end,v the opposite end .being threaded', yan* electric am Within'the. casin'dhavin a su ort P a g PP adapted for threaded engagement With said threaded end, said case having apertures upon opposite lsides thereof, a hollow signal- Ilight Will be.

ing armfhavi'ng a counterfyv'eight integrally formed therew1th, said arm being mounted for. rotation 'on the case andv normally adapted toc'over both the said apertures therem, y sald ar'rn having. a lens covered opening near the outer end, means for rotat-y ing the arm in either direction on'the case to indicate lthe intended movement 4of the vehicle, a bracket attached to the casing in a manner to prevent rotation thereof and FREDERICK F.- MONROE, SR. FREDERICK E. MoNRoE, JR. HENRY E. SMITH. A y.

Witness-es: v

CHARLES E. WISNEY, RICHARD ALsrAs. 

